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The A Side:
Close To You (Phil Bodger Main Body Mix) 5:28
Close To You (Leo Grant Bad Ass Mix) 6:00
Close To You (Leo Grant Acapella & Drum Mix) 5:56
The B Side:
Close To You (Phil Bodger Radio Mix) 3:59
Close To You (Phil Chill’s Rap Sensation Featuring Darren Deere) 6:08
Close To You (Bodger’s Bonus Beats) 4:03
I Know Love 4:07
The Brief:
In the summer of 1990, Maxi Priest shot to the top of the US pop charts with his gold selling single “Close To You”. The song was from his first LP for the Charisma Records label. The album was ‘Bonafide’ and it was also certified gold as it peaked at #47 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
The Charts:
| Chart | Debuted | Debut Pos. | Peak Pos. | Wks on Chart |
| Billboard Hot 100 | 6/30/90 | 87 | 1 | 30 |
| Cash Box Top 100 | 7/7/90 | 75 | 4 | 26 |
| Hot Black Singles | 7/21/90 | 2 | 27 | |
| Billboard Hot Dance/Disco | 8/11/90 | 12 | 7 |
The Source:
Label: Charisma Records
Catalog#: 0-96463
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 1/3 RPM
Country: US
Released: 1990
The Equipment:
Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable
Audio Technica AT440MLa Phono Cartridge
Yamaha RX-Z1 A/V Receiver
Sony PCM-R300 DAT Deck
Turtle Beach Catalina sound card
Mustek Scan Express A3 1200 Scanner
Spin Clean Record Washer MKII
The Software:
Cool Edit Pro
ClickRepair
dBpoweramp
Microsoft Digital Image Suite 2006
Microsoft ICE
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Some of these mixes can be found on his CD5 and also the CD5 of Peace Throughout the World:
http://www.discogs.com/Maxi-Priest-Close-To-You/master/164310
http://www.discogs.com/Maxi-Priest-Peace-Throughout-The-World/release/1459527
Also, the Phil Chill’s Rap Sensation mix is by far my favorite…and one of my favorite remixes from the early 90′s. I LOVE the use of the scratching technique and the stutter/transform effect.
muy bueno fun whit vinyl
gracias
got the uk CDM if your up for it. your blog is and always has been smashing!!
Thanks for the offer Lee but, I’m completely happy with my vinyl conversion. Glad you enjoy the blog.
my only complaint is i think you cut some of the song at the start or its cut to close?? who knows??
have a look at my blog and see if there is anything you fancy.
As teddy riley is my fav producer and getting his stuff in the u.k. was and has always been hard, i wonder if you had some more of his
I have some Bobby Brown and Today, I didn’t really follow Teddy all that closely so, there may be some more of his production work in my collection, I’m just not sure what it all may be.
silly me my blog is http://se16s-big-beat.blogspot.co.uk/
Very nice looking blog site you have Lee, I’m sure it will be added to favorite sites to read by many that visit here.
A medium sized hit in the UK, and I remember being very surprised it crossover and became a #1 smash in the US! But I think the Soul II Soul movement then did help its course.
Thanks for the mixes, Richie!
Love your new layout too, very fresh and clean.
And Lee, great blog! Thanks for introducing and I will visit for sure.
Thanks for the compliments on the new layout Ric, I am very pleased with it, I hope everyone else is.
Thanks this is another one i owned, but i don’t remember it having so many mixes
you’re welcome Mike
Thanks Richie
Great Track indeed. I think my favourite Maxi Track was “Marcus”
You’re quite welcome Alex